Baseboard panel radiator mounting



April 26, 1960 Filed Jan. 11, 1957 J. E. BARBEAU BASEBOARD PANEL RADIATOR MOUNTING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A ril 26, 1960 .1. E. BARBEAU 299349299 BASEBOARD PANEL RADIATOR MOUNTING Filed Jan. 11, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 jizzlwz r: Jaw .Ejfiareaa,

Unite BASEBOARD PANEL RADIATOR MOUNTING Jean E. Barbeau, Iles Laval, Quebec, Canada, assignor to Crane Co., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application January 11, 1957, Serial No. 633,562

3 Claims. (Cl. 248-232) States Patent 9 An important object of the invention is to provide means whereby multiple sections of baseboard panel radiators can be preassembled and aligned ready for placement as a baseboard unit without need for further adjustment as to height and spacing from the wall on which they are to be mounted.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and readily fitted support for right or left hand mounting at the end or at the joints of multiple panel radiators, which will be out of sight when the radiators are fitted in place and which will provide little or no interference with the cold air space under the radiator panel.

A still further object of the inventionis to provide a I simple and efficient wall fastener for the panel which can be located relatively anywhere in the horizontal louvre to match the location of the vertical furring strips in the wall and which, when in place, are practically out of sight from the front of the panel.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent upon proceeding with the specification and drawings in which Fig. 1 is a rear view vertical elevation showing two section joints of a baseboard panel radiator and showing two mounting brackets fitted to opposite hand to each of the section joints.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the panel sections mounted against the Wall and showing the mounting and securing means.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a mounting bracket.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the mounting bracket.

Fig. 6 is a cross section of the mounting bracket on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the louvre holding clip.

Fig. 8 is a perspective rear view showing the method of fitting the mounting bracket to the panel sections.

The invention consists essentially'in the provision of a mounting bracket which is suitable for right or left hand mounting at the end or intermediate sections of the baseboard panel on preassembly of the sections before fitting against the wall, in combination with a wall fastening which can be located in any position transversely in the panel louvres to suit the location of the wall furring strips, which will insure a uniform projection of the panel from the wall and at the same time give adequate support for the radiator sections at a uniform height from the floor.

Referring now to the drawings, the baseboard panel radiator sections 5 are provided with end flanges 6 into which the jointing tapered connectors (not shown) are fitted to insure continuity of the flow passages through the r r 2,934,299 1C6 Patented Ap 5 1960 2 radiator sections. These end flanges project rearwardly from the fiat front radiating surface 7 of the unit. The flanges 6 are slotted at 8 to receive the clamp bolts 9, the slots being square in section to receive the shoulder of the bolts 9 which are of the carriage type and are therefore prevented from turning in the slots 8.

The brackets 10 are substantially of channel section with the side walls 11 on the upper half being projected forwardly to provide a pair of mounting lugs 12, while the lower half of the side walls are cut back at 13 to clear the lower flow passage 14- of the radiator panel. Below the lower cut back portion 13 the side walls 11 are projected forwardly to provide the supporting feet 15 for the bracket. The rear face 16 of the bracket 10 abuts against the wall 17 on which the radiator panel sections 5 are mounted.

A horizontally disposed slot 18 is punched in the lower end of the rear face 16 of the bracket 10, through which a fixing screw or other suitable fastener can be passed for attachment of the bracket to the wall. The slot 18 is readily accessible from the front of the assembly when it is placed against the wall 17.

As will be seen in Figs. 4 and 5 the mounting lugs 12 Y of the bracket 10 are bent in slightly towards each other to allow for the angle of draft on the faces of the flanges 6 against which the brackets are mounted. This angle of the lugs 12 ensures that the rear face 16 of the brackets 10 will remain parallel with the plane of the assembled radiator panels when the brackets are screwed into place against the flanges 6.

The mounting lugs 12 of the brackets 10 are provided with the vertical "slots 19, the slots being cut square and parallel with the rear face 16 of the bracket and have their open ends facing upwardly and downwardly of the bracket." As will be seen in Fig. 8 of the drawings, the open ends of the slots 19 in the bracket 10 are disposed at from the open end of the slots 8 in the section flanges 6 so that when the shouldered bolts 9 are fitted in the slots of the brackets, the brackets can be lowered with the bolts in place until the bolts slip into the slots 8. By this means, the usual ditficulty of fitting the bolts after the brackets have been set in place against the section flanges 6 is overcome and the assembly process is greatly speeded up.

The bracket 10 is located on the panel sections 5 so that its rear face 16 is flush with the surface of the mount ing pads 20 on the flanges 6. This alignment of the bracketltl with the pads 20 can be readily. accomplished,

when the sections are laid flat on the floor, rear side facing up, as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

The rear face 16 of the bracket 10 is provided with a vertically extending indentation 21 extending from a point immediately above the slot 18 to a point slightly above the lower edge 22 of the mounting lugs 12 to add rigidity to the bracket 10 resisting bending due to the overhung weight of the radiator panel sections 5.

The top holding clips 23 are formed of sheet steel into channel or U shape with the upper and lower edges of the side members 24 being flared outwardly at 25 to form a substantially wedge shaped member. The holding clips 23 fit into the horizontal top louvre 26 of the radiator sections 5 in the manner shown in Fig. 3 with the screw 27 passing through the aperture 28 and into the furring strip 29 of the wall 17. When assembled in this manner, the clips 23 and screws 27 forming the top mounting of the radiator panel are practically out of sight as the head of the screw 27 is located far back in the louvre 26 and the only part of the holding clips 23 seen from the front are the two curved vertical edges 30 which lengthen the wedge surfaces of the clip and take on the appearance of webs in the louvre structure.

The furring strips 29 can belocated by any'well known means, either before the panel sections are placed against the wall or through the louvres afterwards. Any mark ing on the wall in locating the furring strips will not be seen after the 'panels'are in place as the sight through the louvre is relativelynarrow and deep. The placemento'f the holding clips 23 in the louvres 26 is only restricted by the intervening webs and end flanges 6, and these take up relatively little space horizontally so that adequate space is left to locate and secure the screw 27 to the furring strip 29.

By the use of the bracket 10 in combination with the baseboard panel radiators in the manner above described, the necessary sections 5 can be assembled together on the floor in front of the wall on which they are to be mounted, with the brackets being assembled to right or left hand on the end flanges 6 as desired. By having the open ended slots 8 and 19 disposed at 90 from each other in the manner shown, the fitting of the square shouldered clamp bolts 9 is accomplished rapidly and accurately. When the assembly is complete, it is only then necessary to lift it into place against the wall, the mounting pads and the brackets 10 on the rear of the assembly abuting against the wall to ensure uniform projection of the panels, while the feet 15 of the brackets, being at a fixed vertical projection from the mounting bolts 9, insure that the panels will be at a uniform height above the floor level and that a uniform cold air space will be provided to give free circulation of air to the rear of the panel and out through the top horizontal louvre. Further more, the feet 15 of the brackets 10 present hardly any floor obstruction and do not interfere with the cold air flow upwards through the radiator and also allows ease of cleaning the area under the panels. The combination of the brackets 10 and the holding clips 23 and screws 27 ensure that not only will the panel sections be-accurately located but that they will be held secure in their location on a wall structure.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the latter is only by way of example and not by way of limitation. The scope of invention should therefore be measured by the appended claims interpreted in light of the art of record.

I claim: 7

1. A bracket for supporting a panel radiator or the like comprising a channel-shaped member having the upper portion of its side members extending horizontally to form radiator supporting lugs, said supporting lugs being slightly inturned with respect to the web member of the channel, each of said supporting lugs having vertically disposed slots open at the top and bottom edges of the radiator supporting lugs and having their inward- 4 1y disposed ends cut square to receive square shouldered radiator mounting bolts, the portion of said bracket extending below said radiator supporting lugs having its side members projected forwardly to form supporting feet supporting the radiator panel at a predetermined height, said bracket having a horizontally disposed screw receiving slot in its web portion immediately above the bottom edge of the bracket.

2. A bracket for supporting a radiator panel or the like comprising a channel-shaped member having the upper portion of its side members extending horizontally to form radiator supporting lugs, said supporting lugs having vertically disposed slots open at the top and bottom of the supporting lugs to take the radiator mounting bolts, the portion of said channel member extending below said radiator supporting lugs having its side members projecting forwardly to form supporting feet supporting the radiator panel at a predetermined height and the lower web portion of said channel member having its surface depressed inwardly to form a Vertically extending stiffening rib.

3. A bracket for supporting a radiator or the like comprising a channel-shaped member having the upper portion of its side members extending horizontally to form radiator supporting lugs, said supporting lugs having vertically disposed slots open at the top and bottom edges of the supporting lugs and having their inwardly disposed ends cut square to receive square shouldered radiator mounting bolts, the portion of said bracket extending below said radiator supporting lugs having its side members projecting forwardly to form supporting feet supporting the radiator panel at a predetermined height, said bracket having a horizontally disposed screw receiving slot in its web portion immediately above the bottom edge of the bracket and the web portion of the bracket having its surface depressed inwardly between the horizontally disposed screw receiving slot and the top level of the supporting feet to form a stiffening rib therefor.

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